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St Mary

St Mary

Nempnett Thrubwell

Somerset

C12 origin, C15, chancel and vestry of 1897.

Architectural Features

Limestone rubble with stone dressings, tower of squared rubble, chancel and vestry in ashlar, east wall of chancel and whole vestry in sandstone, slate roofs with raised coped verges and cross finials to gables, some double Roman tiles.

Part of Norman style south doorway remaining, Perpendicular style, neo-Decorated style chancel and vestry.

plinth, set-back weathered buttresses, string courses, gargoyles to top string, parapet with blank arcading, diagonal shafts to centre of sides and square pinnacles at corners

2-bay nave has to north 3-light Perpendicular window with hood mould and narrow 2-light window with cusped heads in Decorated style, set in rectangular surround with masonry infilling upper part, rubble lean-to in centre with double Roman tiled roof

south elevation has similar 3-light window and remains of memorial tablet to left, C19 restoration of 3-light Perpendicular window to right and C18 memorial tablet with bolection-moulded architrave, scallop- shell frieze and cornice.

Fittings: font in nave has circular bowl on circular stem, close early C16 tracery on the bowl and small naively-carved demi-figures, fined carved polygonal wooden cover

screen across chancel arch, attributed to Pugin (probably the younger) has 4-light divisions, flamboyant tracery, coving with ribs, angel- figures against the main posts

pair of late C17/early C18 sanctuary chairs in chancel with scrolled carving

Monuments all re-set in vestry, marble tablet with urn, to John Hellier, 1795

C19 brass plate recording members of Hellier family.

Mid C19 east window has stained glass in memory of Hellier family.